The Straupe dairy company has received permission from the Food and Veterinary Service (PVD) to resume production and marketing of manually packaged dairy products, which had been suspended after epidemiologists detected E. coli bacteria in several of the company’s employees, Straupe said on 14 April.
The plant will now resume full production capacity, company representatives told the media in a statement, noting that the PVD authorisation means that the products produced by Straupe are safe for consumption.
The PVD also confirmed in a statement to the media that on Monday, 14 April, it had decided to allow the Straupe dairy cooperative to resume full operations.
On Monday, the PVD re-inspected the company to ensure that all the necessary measures had been taken to guarantee the safety of its products for consumers in the future.
Given that the company has carried out cleaning and disinfection work, re-trained its staff on hygiene issues and committed to preventing sick workers from taking part in production processes, the PVD authorised the company to resume the suspended packaging line.
So far, the products produced by PKS Straupe have been laboratory-tested and found to comply with the requirements. Laboratory testing of several products is still ongoing, the PVD informed.
The company has carried out extraordinary disinfection measures at the production site and additional training of its staff, in compliance with all PVD instructions, the company said.
“The decision of the PVD gives us the green light to resume the production of manually packed, weighable Straupe products. We would like to thank all our existing and new customers who have stepped up their visits to us and our outlets these days to support the local producer with their purchases,” said Imants Balodis, chairman of the Straupe board, in a statement.
“We will continue to produce some of the highest quality dairy products in Latvia with great responsibility towards our customers,” said Imants Balodis.
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